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ARTHUR D. BENHAM, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

WIRE-ROPE DRUM-REEL.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 503,227, dated August15, 1893.

Application filed .Tune 23, 1892.

To all whom t may concern.-

Be it known that I, ARTHUR D. BENHAM, a citizen of the United States,residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Wire-Rope Drum-Reels;and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference markedthereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention has forits object to provide an improved knock down reelfor storing and transporting cables, wire and other like articles, beingespecially designed to furnish a reel for electric wires and cables,upon which they may be conveniently transported and from which they maybe supplied for use as occasion requires.

The reels, heretofore employed for wires and cables of this class,especially when heavy, have to be substantially constructed and areexpensive, making it an object to provide for re-using such reels afterthe wire has been run off. A serious difficulty in the way of such useis found in the bulky nature of the reels as ordinarily constructed,rendering the handling of the same, when emptied, and theirtransportation when in this condition an item of considerable expense.

My invention is designed to obviate these difficulties, and to furnish aknockdown reel, the parts of which may be assembled and put together,substantially, when required for use, and taken down when the reel isemptied, and packed together in a small compass for transportation asmore fully hereinafter specified.

The above mentioned objects are attained by the means illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, in which- Figure l represents a side elevation ofmy improved reel with the parts thereof assembled. Fig. 2 is alongitudinal vertical sectional view of the same. Fig. 3 is an innerface view of one of the heads of the reel, and Fig. 4. a perspectiveview showing,r the parts in position for transportation or storage.

Referring to the drawings the letter, A, indicates the heads of thereel, which are contion.

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structed of circular disks of suitable size cut from boards of properwidth. Each head is composed of two disks having the grain of the woodcrossed at right angles and placed face to face, together, the adjoiningfaces being cemented together by means of glue or cement and nailed,bolted or otherwise additionally secured. The inner face of each head isprovided with an annular concentric groove, B, cut to a proper depth inthe inner disk, but not entirely through it. The outer circumference ofthese grooves is equal to the circumference of the drum or body of thereel, and the width ofthe grooves is equal to the thickness of thesections composing the drum. The letter, C, indicates said drum which isconstructed of segmental sections, D, of sufficient number, which arebeveled at their adjoining edges,in a manner similar to the staves of abarrel, so as to set properly together when the parts of the reel areassembled., The sections are connected on their outer sides by means ofwires E, which are fastened thereto by means of staples, F, orotherwise, so that the whole may be spread out, without separation, asindicated in the drawings, in order that they may be placed between thetwo heads for transporta- The said sections are slightly curved so thatwhen set up they will assume the form of a cylinder the ends of whichwill iit and be held in the annular grooves in the heads. Within thecircle of the grooves, are formed, at suitable intervals countersunkapertures, C, for the bolts, II, which extend through the opposite headsand drum when the parts are assembled, furnishing with their heads andnuts, I, a means for securely fastening the assembled parts together, asshown in Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawings. A suitable number of thesections of the drum, are provided on their inner sides withlongitudinal grooves, K, in which the bolts, II, are placed as shown inFig. 4 when the parts are knocked down for packing, and confined duringtransportation or storage by the heads of the reel. The heads are alsoprovided with countersunk apertures, L, for the short headed bolts, M,by which they are clamped together with the sections between them whenthe parts are put up for storage or transportation.

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The method of using my invention will be apparent from the abovedescription in connection With the drawings.

It Will be seen that the parts when set up are securely andsubstantially fastened by the bolts, H, forming a strong reel which willmeet all the requirements incident to rough handling, and that Whenknocked down and packed the parts will occupy comparatively littlespace, thus materially lessening the trouble and cost of transportation.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Pat-v ent, is-

1. The combination in a knock-down reel of the detachable heads havingannular grooves on their inner faces the drum composed of connectedsegmental sections, and the bolts ARTHUR D. BENHAM.

Witnesses LAWRENCE MILsTEAD, WILLIAM SMALL.

